antistrophe

n. மீளிசை., கிரேக்க இசைக்குழுக்கள் முன்னேறிச் சென்று திரும்பும்சமயம் பாடும் பாடற்பகுதி, எதிர்ப்பாடல், எதிர்ச்சந்தம், சந்தப்போக்கு எதிர்மாறியஇசை, எதிர்நிரல்நிரை, எதிர்மறித்துரைத்தல், கூறியதைத்தலைமாற்றி மீண்டும் கூறல், எதிர்மறுப்புவாதம்.

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An*tis"tro*phe, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Strophe.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song. It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song. Abp. Potter. 2. (Rhet.) (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

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